PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Desmond West, President of Royal Rose Transportation, on Commuter Van Regulations
2:44:02
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Desmond West, president of Royal Rose Transportation, testified about the commuter van industry and the need to legalize street hails for commuter vans. He emphasized that commuter vans complement existing public transportation and provide a necessary service for riders when buses are not available.
- West has been in the commuter van business for over 30 years and highlighted that drivers undergo strict regulations similar to bus drivers.
- He argued that legalizing street hails would prevent commuter van drivers from receiving tickets for a service they're already providing.
- West stressed that commuter vans fill a gap in public transportation, especially in two-fare zones and when buses have already passed.
Desmond West
2:44:02
Good afternoon.
2:44:03
My name is Desmond West, president of Royal Rose Transportation, a commuter van.
2:44:11
I've been in the business for over 30 years.
2:44:14
And we go through just strict regulations as a bus driver, med medical, everything.
2:44:23
Mister Miller was here before me, and I think that some of his argument was very biased.
2:44:30
And I think what we are doing now, we are most doing street ales now.
2:44:38
So it's only we're only asking for it to be legalized so that we won't get any tickets for it because in our neighborhood, sometimes a person comes out, the bus just went by.
2:44:56
The buses went by and they need to catch a bus.
2:44:59
We complement the trains.
2:45:01
Most of the the the the dollar vans or commuter vans complement the trains because it's a two figure zone.
2:45:08
The people drive on the bus are free.
2:45:10
The bus driver don't care if they they are not.
2:45:13
They just they pick up and they leave.
2:45:15
So if the bus is gone, the only other alternative for the riders to get to their job on time is to get on a commute event, and we are there for them.
2:45:27
So I asked that the street will be approved by the board.
2:45:31
Thank you.